I'm Back

It's been several months since my last blog post, I ended up just deleting my previous posts. Mostly because I'm not the same person and I want to start fresh. Hopefully I will be posting weigh in videos again, I seem to stay more on track when doing so.  

I've been fully on track since yesterday, working on day two. Just taking one day at a time and one exercise at a time. As what always happens, I start to think of how long it's going to take and say forget it. 

When I let myself drift off last time, I gave into fast food again. Working 8-5 each day, it's hard to come home and cook. I've found that, if I will eat a meal or have a filling snack every 3 hours, I will not be so hungry when I get off work. When I get off work and feel like I'm starving, I want food at that very moment. Therefore, I give in and go pick up fast food. 

Fast food is killing me, plus the lack of exercise. I told myself last time that I started this journey because if I did not, I would gain until the point I could no longer move and die within 10 years. Right now I'm 347.1lbs, which is horrid. I have NEVER been at this weight in my life and the time is now to start this journey. I must not be haunted by my past and how I've done, that has to be erased and I'm starting fresh. 

Speaking of starting fresh, I wanted to post a recipe that I made for lunch. My goal is to try some thing new every so many weeks, so I will not burn out on the same thing. 

I made this Chicken and Black Bean burrito for lunch, it was GREAT! The only thing I did different was add a tablespoon of lite ranch when mixing it all together. I also added a 1/2 cup of brown rice as well. 

• Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 2 cups shredded rotisserie chicken breast
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions 
• 3/4 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 cup refrigerated fresh salsa
• 4 (8-inch) flour tortillas
• 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• Cooking spray 

Preparation

1. 1. Bring first 6 ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan. Stir in shredded chicken and green onions.
2. 2. Combine beans and salsa. Spoon 1/4 cup bean mixture and 1/2 cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons cheese. Roll up.
3. 3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add 2 burritos. Place a cast-iron or other heavy skillet on top of burritos, and cook for 3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan, and repeat procedure with the remaining 2 burritos.

Nutritional Information

Amount per serving

• Calories: 353
• Fat: 9.8g
• Saturated fat: 4.1g
• Monounsaturated fat: 3.6g
• Polyunsaturated fat: 1.3g
• Protein: 30.9g
• Carbohydrate: 33.1g
• Fiber: 2.4g
• Cholesterol: 72mg
• Iron: 1.6mg
• Sodium: 595mg
• Calcium: 137mg

Until next time!